[Lazarus] [OT] New Lazarus website

[Marcos Douglas]

On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 3:32 PM, Leonardo M. Ramé <l.rame at griensu.com> wrote:
> On 2013-06-23 12:52:57 +0100, vfclists . wrote:
>> I think Delphi compatibility is given too much prominence in the basic
>> description. Lazarus is first and foremost an Object Pascal programming IDE
>> whereas Delphi compatibility is RAD/GUI via components aspect. I don't
>> think 18 years after Delphi was introduced many Windows users know what
>> Delphi is, let alone MAC or Linux users.
>>
>> It should be introduced as an Object Pascal crossplatform development tool
>> that should be seen as a good alternative to the basically C++, Objective-C
>> and Python development tools on the non Windows platforms that also give
>> access to Windows.
>>
>> Object Pascal as an alternative to C++, C, Python requires better emphasis.
>>
>
> I completely agree, please do: s/Delphi compatible/Object Pascal/g

I agree. The Delphi compatibility is a feature not the objective.

>
> +1 for the new design.

+1

Marcos Douglas